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Playing the victim how the powerful deny and attack survivors of violence, from domestic abuse to genocide

"Playing the Victim offers critical analysis into how imperialist powers and capitalist institutions have co-opted the tactics of domestic abusers to maintain brutal regimes of oppression-particularly, the tactic of DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim-offender)-as they justify their violence and cru...

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Main Author: Cheung, Kylie, 1998- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : North Atlantic Books, [2026]
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Power (Social sciences)
Blaming the victim > Political aspects.
Victims of crimes.
Women > Violence against.
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Summary:"Playing the Victim offers critical analysis into how imperialist powers and capitalist institutions have co-opted the tactics of domestic abusers to maintain brutal regimes of oppression-particularly, the tactic of DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim-offender)-as they justify their violence and crush dissent. Those most harmed are often, themselves, victims of varying forms of domestic abuse"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:195 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9798889844020
Author Notes:Kylie Cheung is a journalist who reports on gender and power at the intersections of politics, culture, and state violence. She is the staff reporter on reproductive rights, health, and justice for Abortion, Every Day , and previously worked on staff at Jezebel and Salon . She is the author of four books on feminist politics, including Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans and Survivor Injustice: State-Sanctioned Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Fight for Bodily Autonomy . Her reporting and commentary have appeared in outlets such as Rolling Stone , Teen Vogue , The Guardian , and others. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Cheung writes from Brooklyn, bringing an Asian American, feminist perspective to her work on reproductive justice and state power.

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